A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

Waterfront Alliance has launched a two-year initiative to improve resilience for waterfront development along the Mississippi ...

A Frenchman visiting the Mississippi River near what would become ... and high water tables—has begun. Construction starts on a four-foot-high earthen levee (from the French word lever, "to ...

North of St. Louis, for example, levees constrain the river ... on commercial operators that use the Mississippi River and ...

Credit: Tegan Wendland, Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water ... North of St. Louis, for example, levees constrain the river to protect communities and valuable farmland from flooding — and ...

After the great Mississippi River flood of 1927 occurred, the U.S. government leveed the whole river. This levee work cut off ... scientific studies supporting construction of the Mid-Baritaria ...

The levees, along with navigation along the Mississippi, have also disconnected the river from its floodplain ... and easements for roads and construction at an estimated cost of $17.6 million ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece ... North of St. Louis, for example, levees constrain the river to protect communities and valuable farmland from flooding — and ...

North of St. Louis, for example, levees constrain the river ... on commercial operators that use the Mississippi River and other inland waterways, adding up to about $125 million per year in recent ...